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High Intensity Training vs High Volume
Probably the oldest argument between two bodybuilders is the benefit of each and which works best. While they have both proved themselves to work scientifically, if we stick to science then high intensity seems to cause more CNS (central nervous system) damage than high volume.
Many years after Arthur Jones introduced his high intensity idea sports scientist discovered that the physiological response to high intensity training that released testosterone and HGH was actually a stress response, the same as caffeine can stimulate the release of testosterone.
This testosterone released into the blood from stress or caffeine and some herbs causes fat to be released into the blood for fuel which for sedentary people will result in elevated cholesterol. But today after years of research we still seem to argue about which type of training is best and probably always will.
The truth is that muscle gain has now scientifically been proven to grow in two ways. Volume and high intensity training (HIT). What we have learned since the days of Arthur Jones in the 1970's is periodization.
Periodization of cycling your workouts seems to always prove to be fourth leg on which muscle growth stands. Short muscle gains that will show an increase in lean body mass in 6 or 8 weeks will always include volume, high intensity combined with concentrated TUT to gain muscle.
But if we want to continue to gain muscle all year round without losing muscle from overtraining or reaching that dreaded plateau, then the answer is periodization. This means cycling your workouts where you would do six weeks of HIT followed by 6 weeks of TUT and then finishing off with some high volume 15 to 20 sets per body-part.
Our bodies are built to survive and that survival is our adaptability to any progressive overload we are receiving on a regular basis. If we take drugs it does not matter how and when we train because we increase our ability to repair muscle and will adapt to an intense stressful workout a lot quicker.
But if you have any sense you are not taking steroids and therefore need to come up with a way to avoid overtraining even if you do not show symptoms. When the rate at which you can increase the weight that you lift starts to slow down you are potentially reaching a point of overtraining.
The answer to the question on HIT versus volume, neither-one or the other is better but rather they are an effective combination of both training methods where TUT is also included at some point. If you train like this the chances of you gaining muscle permanently are very good.
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